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Medicaid covers Pat Hustmyer's medication for her chronic health condition. She is one of the almost 700,000 people enrolled in the Healthly Indiana Plan, or HIP, that are caught between state and federal Medicaid policies that threaten their coverage and could force them to make "life-or-death" decisions.
7 months ago
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Parents of medically complex children say the changes made by the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration following the 2023 Medicaid forecasting error left families without critical services.
7 months ago
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The top official at the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration said the state's new long-term care program for Medicaid members over 60 hasn't met expectations. The statement contradicts claims the agency made under the previous administration, but aligns with concerns providers have raised.
7 months ago
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An Indiana Medicaid member lost her coverage for almost two weeks despite submitting necessary paperwork to the state by its deadline. The member said she was only able to get her coverage back by involving her state lawmakers.
6 months ago
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A recent proposal by the U.S. Senate could require Indiana to "roll back eligibility" in its Medicaid expansion program the Healthy Indiana Plan, or HIP. That's according to the top official at the state Family and Social Services Administration.
6 months ago
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Indiana is introducing new tools on July 1 to evaluate if children and infants qualify for home- and community-based services through Medicaid. The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration said the criteria hasn't changed, but some children may no longer qualify based on the new assessment tools.
6 months ago
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Indiana is in the process of transitioning to a new model to deliver behavioral health and crisis services. But the top Family and Social Services Administration official says the agency is concerned about having the necessary funding.
6 months ago
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Both in Indiana and nationally, Black infants and pregnant people continue to die at the highest rate. A community organization is expanding a program to Indiana meant to address those significant health disparities.
6 months ago
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Previously closed slots for Indiana's Medicaid waivers reopened on July 1. Indiana Those slots released by the state for the coming year will only cover about one-third of the 13,000 people still on the waitlist for home- and community-based health services.
5 months ago
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Indiana's proposed changes to Medicaid waivers that provide home- and community-based services are expected to take effect in December including a significant cap on certain therapy services. But, people can still submit comments on the proposed changes until Friday.
5 months ago
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Earlier this year, Indiana lawmakers significantly cut public health funding in response to the "bleak" budget forecast. Health care leaders said the state's investment in public health needed more time to address health care costs and outcomes.
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